#235C86#235C86

#235C86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.090 H 244.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#235C86
RGB	rgb(35, 92, 134)
HSL	hsl(205, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(205, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 31.3%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.36, -3.60, -28.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.36, 28.98, 262.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% -0.0395 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.09 244.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.8217, 9.7319, 23.9631)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#235C86 #864D23

analogous

#23867E #235C86 #232A86

triadic

#235C86 #86235C #5C8623

tetradic

#235C86 #7E2386 #864D23 #2A8623

square

#235C86 #7E2386 #864D23 #2A8623

split-complementary

#235C86 #86232A #867E23

monochromatic

#0A1925 #163B55 #235C86 #307DB7 #529BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#235C86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#235C86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #235C86

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##235C86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##235C86	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495D88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5485

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00666B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #235c86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 92, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.090 244.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6c8aa9',
    500: '#235c86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #235c86;
$custom-light: #6c8aa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#235c86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.455,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45789,
    "c": 0.09045,
    "h": 244.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#235C86

secondary

#B57B4F

accent

#8846E2

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7A7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #235C86

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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